Annual age-adjusted incidence and prevalence of NTM infection tended to increase rapidly from 2003 to 2016. ResultsĪ total of 46,194 individuals had a primary diagnosis of NTM infection. Incidence, prevalence, and mortality of NTM infection were analyzed. Adults with a primary diagnosis of NTM as determined by International Classification of Disease-Tenth Revision coding (A31) were identified between 20. Methodsĭata of the National Health Insurance Service database, an extensive health-related database including most Korean residents, were used. The objective of this study was to evaluate incidence, prevalence, and mortality of NTM infection in a large nationwide population-based cohort in Korea. Epidemiologic characteristics of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease remain largely unknown.
